Bill had asked (for the second time): Was
Jesus God with us, and if so, why did you say he "did not come here as
God," and if not, why do you say he is not Emmanuel?
jt answered: Have you ever
heard of "rightly dividing the Word of Truth" Bill? One can
force scripture to validate anything when they come with a
strong preconceived notion.
Jesus came here as the Son
of God and during His incarnation He said and did only what He first saw
the Father doing and saying> He said He had no power in and
of Himself and that His Father was greater than He. As for Emmanuel and
God with us .. When did I say He is not Emmanuel? Why is this a big
deal? In His
preincarnate state He was the Rock Who travelled with Israel in the
wilderness, so He has always been God with us, and still is (see 1 Cor
10:4)
What's the
problem??
BT: I was just trying to understand why you would
say such things as "Jesus did
not come here as God" and "... so he was not on this earth as
God," that's all. And I still don't understand, for that matter, why
you would say such things, but I guess it's not for me to know, so I
guess it's not a
problem. Hmmmmm: Where are
the thought police on this one? Bill asks, scratching his
head.
